Bill ditching mask mandates for KY schools and daycare centers gains momentum
Hours after the Kentucky General Assembly began a special session Tuesday to deal with COVID-19 policies, the Senate Education Committee approved a bill that rejects the Beshear Administration’s emergency regulations … Click to Continue »
‘He went downhill so fast.’ Dad who lost 15-year-old KY student to COVID warns others
A 15-year-old Shelby County High School student who loved school never got to go this semester. Two days before classes started, he tested positive for COVID-19, and he spent nearly … Click to Continue »
Bus driver shortage shuts down Ky. school district. State sees 32 recent closures.
In a website alert, Bath County officials announced they had closed schools on Friday “due to the inability to cover all bus routes.” There will be no instruction, officials for … Click to Continue »
Kentucky State makes progress on paying debts, will focus on students with unpaid bills
Kentucky State University has made progress on paying down past-due debts, the school’s Board of Regents learned Thursday. All invoices older than 60 days have been paid as of Aug. … Click to Continue »
UPDATED: COVID closes 10 more Ky. school districts; tally of in-person shutdowns at 31
The Paris Independent and Montgomery county schools district in Kentucky are among the latest to announce a stop to in-person learning, with the statewide tally of districts that have done … Click to Continue »
1,865 students quarantined. Fayette schools say no to hybrid model of home, in-person
A hybrid model in which students alternate between learning in-person and working independently at home is not a feasible option for Fayette schools at this time, Superintendent Demetrus Liggins said. … Click to Continue »
Central Ky. school district closes; 20 in state have stopped in-person instruction
Berea Independent schools are shut down through the end of the week with no learning. The district is at least the 20th in Kentucky to stop in-person classes this school … Click to Continue »
More school districts suspend in-person learning, some shut down athletics
Russell County Schools on Monday became at least the 18th Kentucky district to close or return to virtual learning this school year as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies. Superintendent Michael Ford … Click to Continue »
Fayette school board approves pay raises to lure more substitute drivers, teachers.
The Fayette County Public Schools board on Monday unanimously approved increased pay for substitute school bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teachers amid critical shortages. Pay for substitute bus drivers will … Click to Continue »
Updated: Elementary aide at Lee County KY school dies from COVID, 3 staff in hospital
An instructional assistant at Lee County Elementary School died from COVID-19 Sunday morning and three other employees have been hospitalized with coronavirus complications, the superintendent said. Two of the three … Click to Continue »
With too few substitute teachers to cover COVID absences, another school district closes
On Saturday, Letcher County Schools became at least the thirteenth Kentucky district this academic year to stop in-person learning for various periods as COVID rages. “While having in person classes … Click to Continue »
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